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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
SUBJECT: FRANK "BUSTER" WORTMAN
FILE NUMBER: 92-2810 SECTION 16
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_ 4/23/62,
teletype fn r the Anti-Racketeei\
Re: Telephone call from, Supervisor
which referred to Spr in;field
case under date of 4/3/62.
^ort of SA 4/17/62 in the
fHHHfcase reflects that the material requested by Judge
*TUERGENS is being furnished to him in accordance with his
specific request.
Judge JUERGEPS did not request an investigation of possible
actions of jury tampering in the tax trial of WORTNAN, et al.
As indicated in my referenced teletype, the judge desired that
the information as it became available should be furnished to
the Department of Justice and that they di ould be the ones
who would decide whether or not a jury tampering investigation
was warranted. The judge stated that he felt that because /
this had been a Departmental case and not a case handled locally
by the United States Attorney, that any decision along this
line should be made by the Department of Justice.
In view of the above, the requests of Judge JUERGENS
as set forth in mytel of 4^3/(>2, have been complied with.
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and Be de:
Vortman bodyguard, *had two
meeting* with the mao who bad
been paid (20,000 to fix the
Jury. The second meeting, when
an or pan of the money wax to
have tees repaid, waa oa Sato-
In redonknctiDg the killing*,
mforitfes luve oonduded that
’the vjree men drove dat on a
* rural road near
iBelleiUle hi Beckman’* aotocno-
'bfle. Beck m an was driving, with
. , Dowling sitting beside him la
$20,000 Reported Paid jSuSwS til* 4
.*ut. ;
After ?4e<t*e_to Ary .*^ ** tart » m
Tange Acquittal, but wu being ~Uken for a ride”
„ , r shot and killed Dowling and
3 Hoodlums Were Beckman, investigators said.
The killer fled in Beckman's car,
and the bodies of t be two mur¬
dered Wortman associates were
discovered a short time later/
j Offer to Beckman^,
Police reported they learned
Convicted.
By THEODORE C. LINK
Of the Post-Dispatch Staff.
Elmer (Dutch) Dowling and ! that nfter the jury had been
Melvin J, Beckman were Aot to jlected, n man approached
death March 3 as the result of Beckman and told him, "I can
an unsuccessful attempt to fix | ge t Dowling off the hook foci
the jury is the federal income $5000."’ The man, acting as a
*5* Dowling’s boss, 'go-between, said he had a con-
Frank (Buster) Wortman, in-, tact with someone who knew,
vestigators told the Post-Dis-;intimately a relaUve of one of!
patch today. I the jurors. I
Police think that Dowling end ' Beckman, it was learned, told :
Beckman were murdered by a members of the Wortman rackets i
man who collected 320,000 from gang of the proposition. They;
the Wortman gang on the rep- countered with a suggestion that
reservation that he knew a close 1 the go-between “make it a pack-
relative of one of the jurors and age deal,” offering to pay $20,-
could arrange for the acquittal . 000 to get all the defendants ac-
of Wortman and his co-defend-1 quitted.
The money was raised in St
Louis and on the East Side
among gamWens and friends of
the Wortman group. Beckman
turned the money over to the
man, but only he and Dowling
knew the identity of the go-be-
ants.
The killer was said to be a
Wellslon gangster who is in his
50s.
Money's Return Demanded.
After Wortman, Dowling and
their associate, Gregory E.
(Red) Moore, former chief
deputy .sheriff of St. Loqjs,
were convicted by the Jury in
United States District Court in
East St Louis, a demand was
made for return of the fix
money.
tween. ,
Other Wortman associates, in-:
vestigators said, were pleased]
that "something was going for*
them at the trial." They did
not want to know too much
about the deal. The go-between
had insisted on utmost secrecy,
apparently aware of the heavy
penalties for tampering with a
federal jury.
A few . days afte r Wortman,
and Moore
Dowling
floore were found
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Name of Newspaper "
St. Lcuis Past-Dispatch
. City
State
■ St. Lcuis.
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Ed it ion
Date
Kay U. 1962 §
~Sd it or
J*seph Pulitzer C*.
.Title of Case (if known)'
• Frank Wartman
I ETAL
' AR
! 3uf He ( if available )
92-2^10
! Springf te Id ~Ftle~~Numtre~r
<52-112
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Jury7
_irf tax gvafiiy bv the 1
jury, foeTgo-between was sum-1
mooed to East St. Louis by?
Dowling and Beckman, The two
hoodlums demanded to know (
what* had gooe wrong. A de¬
mand was made that all or part
of the money be repaid, and a
second meeting for this purpose j
was arranged. I
At the second meeting, the;
go-between produced the puz¬
zling paper napkins, bearing no-
' tat ions about the jurors, as evi¬
dence that his contact man had
made a real effort to carry out
part of the deal.
The napkins, found on Dow¬
ling's body after the murders,
contained detailed data about the
jurors, including their appear¬
ances and reactions. This led
investigators to conclude that
the notations were written by
someone having a dose connec¬
tion with the jury in some man¬
ner. The notes were first thought
to have been in Dowling’s hand¬
writing, but a thorough check
disclosed that the murdered
hoodlum had not made them.
Authorities believe that the go-
between's e xplanation failed to
' satisfy Dowling ana Beckman,
and that heated words followed.
As the men drove off in Beck-
man's car and turned into lonely
Wdf Branch School road, the
go-between was certain that
Beckman and Dowling were
"taking him for & ride."
Fourth Passenger Possible.
The possibility that a fourth
* man, a friend of the go-between,
also was in the back seat of
the Beckman automobile at the
time of the shootings has been
| considered by authorities. Four
| shots were fired, one rtriking
Dowling in the head and three
bitting Beckman.
Authorities recovered the four
slugs and turned them over to
the Federal Bureau of Investiga¬
tion for study. The FBI labor¬
atory was unable to determine,
because the slugs were severely
smashed, whether the shots
had come from one revoJver or
two. The bullets were .38 caliber.
Dowling was known to have
always carried a wallet, but it
has not been found. A set of
, keys belonging to Dowling was
II found 25 feet away in a field,
where It apparently had been
tossed. Authorities believe that
the killer was searching Dowl¬
ing's body for the napkins. They
were found later in Dowlin’s shirt
pocket. Their discovery led to
r the taking of lie detector tests
by all members of the jury. Au-
thorities said there is no evi¬
dence that any tampering etfart
was made.
Change In Attitude, f
The Wortman gang did not
know who was responsible for
the double murder until almost
a month later, the Post-Dispatch
learned. Until about April 5, t
gang associates diligently tried .
to obtain information in St. ;
and on the East Side as ,
to what was behind the killings. |
Suddenly the Wortman group >
dropped all efforts to obtain a ;
clue. The explanation given to :
persons they had questioned»
earlier was succinct: "Don't ■
bother anymore; We have found ;
out who did it and why.”
Thereafter, the-attitude of the !
gang's associates toward official
inquiries changed abruptly. The
men under interrogation became
fully co-operative and answered
questions willingly. Authorities
concluded that the change was
ordered by Wortman, who was
convinced that no member of
his gang was involved?- -
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.Member# Say Notations
on Napkin# Found on
. Dowling*# Body
Could Have Origi¬
nated No Other Way.
a l y J A i f® 5 *• sprehe
a Matt Correspondent of the
Post-Dispatch,
DANVILLE. HI., May 5—Seven
members of the Jury which coo-
vjcted Frank (Buster) Wortman.
rackets boss, of tax conspiracy
*! e .i°", vinced the room in,
wtnch they deliberated in East
St. Louis was “bugged," thev
told the Post-Dispatdu X
Most of the Jurors live in the
Danville area,
A prime concern of ail those
interviewed was centered on
paper napkins with pencil nota-
tms found on the body of Elmer
(Dutch) Dowling, who was mur-
dered March 3. Dowling was
convicted with Wortman.
Information in these notes was
«o secret that it could have been !
known only to the Jurors In the i
midst of their discussion of the i
verdict. Members of the Jury
are convinced that ft could have
been obtained by an outsider t
only by means of a hidden alec- '
trooic device. j
One napkin note said that P t
ftree Jurors were for conviction 1 1
from the beginning, which was ' r
true. Others told how certain I
Jurors vot ed, on yrt ain ques- ti
! jUte-tsl
l-Mled iHith Dowling near Bella-
l * yfr’.’jh# Saturday night' of
n Jf* 1 J. Beck-
f SSl f Wortman gang body-
i ^? e .f*S (n8 “mo from Dowl-
1 « clothing were shown to the
IS” 5 ” ** U 5 b#a * recently when
they were given lie detector tests
“* "*■»«*««# that some-1
J)*! * r * e< * ®° tamper with
( the Wortman Jury.
The names of seven Jurors
1 HOI. ? n# Jktas» but the
»even denied emphatically that
j me bandwriting was theirs.
Ev «y Juror interviewed ex- i
Pressed firm belief in the in-
<* the others. Ibis
•trengthened the general belief
that some listening or recording
mstrument was employed to ob-
tain notes on observations and
on things said as the pros and
cona of the evidence In the case
were weighed against each
otner.
Deliberations in Courtroom.
In the one departure from nor-
®«1 Procedure, the deliberation
2“ r ® courtroom at East
St Louis instead of the Jury
reo«n. It might have been easier
to place an electronic bug in the
Iwg^courtroom with aU its
the “inside in-
****
I. ****%> J. Testa, a aeml-retired
^rgetown. a I
member of the jury, told this •
to
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Post-Dispatch
City
State
■St. Louis,
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Date ~
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Kay 6, 1^62~
j Joseph Pulitzer Co*
.Title of Case (if kn own )
• Frank Wortman
j ETAL,
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; 92-112
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Tbe juror* Interviewed were we^Tf.!^ !? fe,low J Uf »™ - -
wtter over having been asked to l *»9- Tbe Jurors arruM k!
lake lie detector tests. • Iw they were “good, hoo-
•.‘Ordinarily I wouldn't talk should te n « nU ' ’^" dl ** *• *
S-av-As' jgggj&i&g. iV
tbe lie detector tests and all ji *“ Uon *® wrtwfy.^
fte Information we gave. I don't I J?' “J* W* »« one of the
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™ Information we cave. I don't II W* was om tf a.*
Jeei there is any harm in stating if * €Ven , Btme * on the napkin A
ftat I voted to anvict fS I S? 1 ** w « b.ndwri^^
they ihouU hav* ka*. _ _• .. j I taken at the tim* ik* _
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[mat I voted to convict I think
they should have been convicted
<« evasion charges as well as
conspiracy."
Gave Them Fair TWal.
Raymond Trimble of Sideli, a
fipmar a.IJ. unr.
—„—aimiujc of jwaeu, a R * v
fumer. said: "We spent eight £ that we
weeks and I believe we gave S ha £ b fl n
them a fair trial. I don't think Rankin ? eU t! ah Cbenoweth
any of the jurors were an. a;a ** * J*cusewifa # said
Preached, or that there was anv : «h» a% ^ md the test •* muc
give us lie detector tests, as if all desi’enit L*“ d • k ^°wn it
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feT 1 ^ ‘-ayans-a®
we took the he detector test vol- *>ns connected with /
iirvtar.ly. it is true, but there should have UmSj .L*
was nothing to do but take it. well « the jury 8 tests
if ™ l erUSei, ., k wou,d k»k as . Flannery recalled that wt
a ^‘ were Pnby of something. J 1 * was staying at the Sta.
And if we took it. there wes an Hllt °n Hotel in St. Louis tol
ted^tHM that the Government “ urse of tig. trial CJw
doubte £ our integrity." grange man loitering outside 1
Foreman Offended.' , *»r, and later noticed the m
JS-te-r. Thebe* (Ill.) I‘“"owing him up hi an efevafe
grew who served as foreman £ ,an "?ry said he told the Uriba
*Iffti*- 5221“ft*•>.
gwwsrw;
Cartner said he felt there was
* strong possibility that the iurv
room had Ka-« k' i we J ur y
> ., wii cHJFPea.
‘ JSL ^enoweth of
Rankin, a housewife, said she
. <l'd not mind the test a« J!Lv
shedidtheatUtudeofthS^
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JJ* s . th * 1«‘ Juror to be given
«he test and did not hear ibout
^y bXan Until tW ° Weeks after
spread my name over
“I*. , news P a Pers when I knew
nothing about «." he said. "We
t, ^ a, “P ‘here. I don't
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“teo in a»VBiy p» r manner.
!U A~h r i, es “ I0r Others.
| L. Flannery of Paxton
, *<school bus drivaPaSd |
J constable, said that other ner :
sons connected with tk. j . T
Hilton Hotel in St. Louis iHhl 1
[course of t|* trial Cs.w !
door nE anT a | n t ,9iteri ” 8 0utside bis
«»r, and later noticed the man
following him up fa «„ e^vato-
Flannery said he told the Urbama
Investigators about k anH ♦k***
Promised to brint
ne had been «»ut k. and thev
He detector ?^ l '? €d _'5 0 bring pictures for
out that he . 5?^ bIe “dentificatioo but never
to be given _ _ .
< h«r about | * e Juror who
weeks after ^“? u ? cd dlre ctly «i a napkin
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Jury in Wortman Case
—By ft roft-Ditpfttch Phototmoher.
The Woriman trial jury: Fronf row, from left: RICHARD S. BAKER JR.. HERMAN
GARRETT, MRS. DOROTHY L KIETZMAN, LOREN STECK, MRS. ELLEN PYLE J
WAYNE CARTNER, forman; bad row (from left): LEO MUEHUNG, MRS. BEULAH*
CHENOWETH, RAYMOND TRIMBLE. ARTHUR L FLANNERY, PHILIP J. TESTA and
LLOYD W. PUZEY. • 1 d
Polite Lack Evidence
iWIiwy®«
But Some Juro'rs Believe Tfieir^
t>el iberations Wete O^erfcearij
i Author! tie* tin Sunday they fctve no evidence to wpport
belief of some of the juror* in the Freak (Buster) Wortmea loo
tax trial that they were spied on during their deliberations.
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mpport A
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Robert D. Gibbon*, special
agent in charge of the Spring-
field, HI., office'of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, said the
FBI k not investigating state¬
ments of some of the jurors that
they believe someone listened In
on their deliberations or that a
microphone was hidden'in the
jury room.
"We are well aware of the
. * SLAYING UNSOLVED m
r nhe slaying* have not ben
Tfortman, Dowling and Grfi-
off (Red) Moore, another Wdft-
man associate, were. convicted
Feb. 26 of conspiracy to evade
1 income taxes.
In addition to die names of
seven of the juror*, there were |
nc lie well antic w use . --— - * l it, ti . j
fact that the Illinois State Police, | cert ‘ i " "* , on ®f I
in co-operation with local j
authorities, interviewed all the |
jurors,” Mr. Gibbons told The
Globe-Democrat.
JUDGE REPLIES
United, States District Judge -
William 'G. Juergens, who pre¬
sided at the trial, when asked .
if he contemplates any action, j
replied, "Not at this time." I
He said the first he knew of
the expressed beliefs of some
of the juror* was when he read
about it.
All of the jurors were ques¬
tioned by Illinois State Police
and the St. Clair County sheriff's
office and were given lie detec¬
tor testa after two paper napkin*
containing the names of seven of
the jurors were found on the
body of Elmer (Dutch) Dowling,
chief lieutenant of rackets boss
Wortman. . '
Dowling and Melvin Beckman, ;
his bodyguard, were found shot
to death Marph 3 on a lonely ww
marked road about three mile*
northwefr-pf DiMville.
gation to determine whether any j
attempt had been made to tarn,- ’
per with the jury.
Authorities said questioning of
t jurors gave no indication rf
poring. |[
linoi* State Police , Cepl.
U J. Toffant said Sunda||
e of the juror*, at the tin* 1
ENCLOSW#
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St. Lauls Glabc-Democrat
,City State
St* Lruisj
&tit ion
$2 itof
Mo*
Date
May 7, 1962
1 is E• Pierson
(Title cf Case (if kn 'auin)'
\ Frank Wortman
i ETAL,
AR
Dufile (if available)
_92-2810
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i 92-112
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WW tbtt die Jury rate mi
••bugged” or that eomeone «m
listening la on the dria*r*tfc*«.
tfcur, HI., Mid Suqday, *Tm,be-
ginning 16 brieve that th* pUot
, was 'bogged* oir that someooa
- ' was listening fa, maybe through
the ventilating system.** '
.... He
other Jurors he had talked with
i are of the same belief. Asked
bow strong his belief is, be ra-
plied, "It’s getting stronger all
the time.**
AH of the jurors who were
questioned were told what was
written on the paper napkins
found on Dowling** body.
"The way I remember it/’ Mr,
Stock said; "there* was a nota¬
tion on one of the napkins that
said, ‘Sam, one and three/ fol¬
lowed by a statement something
to the effect/ We should find
HIS NICKNAME
"My nickname is Sam. I ai
wme one and three referred to
two other Jurors.**
He said the statement was not
specifically attributed to any of
the three and added, "I per¬
sonally don't think I made the
statement/'/
Wayne Cartner, of Thebes. 111.,
who was foreman of the jury,
denied, as stated in * St. Louis
afternoon newspaper S u n d a y,
that he felt there was a strong
possibility thf jury room waa
“bugged.”
"1 did not say that/' he told
The Globe-Democrat” I was
asked if I thought the jury room
could have been bugged and I
replied, 'I don’t know. Anything
could have happened/ ”
The jury held its deliberations
. in the courtroom instead of the
. regular jury room.
Asked if state authorities plan
j to re-question the jurors, Capt
| Toffant said, "This is not a state
case. It is a federal case. Any
investigation of that type would
be a matter for federal author-
yame of Newspaper y;^
Ev ening Journal _
City State
< The long quoted and mis-quotedj
ijote found on the body of slab :
ltoodlum Elmer ''Dutch" Dowlin; !
i\ a composition of randonj
thoughts jotted down on a wrin¬
kled, home type napkin, it was
learned today.
Meanwhile, federal ofiiclals to¬
day said they have been watching
every development in the case
and despite reports on "bugging"
of the jury room, they have not
found evidence to warrant a full
scale investigation into tampering
with the jury during the gang
trial in federal court at East St|
Louis.
The printed, two-page note is 1
incoherent at points and was writ*
ten without much concern for
grammar. |
It indicates that someone wto>;
h is the initials of "E. H. K." *r
4 J. H. K" might have signfd
the note March 3, 1962, the sa*jie
date Dowling and his bodyguard
Melvin J. Beckman were mur-’
dered. Both of the initials appear
on the note twice and the num¬
bers “3-3-62" are on the note
twice, once on each page.
Theories that it was written by
a person paid $20,000 to contact
the federal court jurors for a pos¬
sible “fix" might be true if the
napkin is taken as a report of;
the progress or failure the alleged
contact man might have had in
trying to carry out his assign¬
ment **
Eaart St, Loui s, Ill»
£d it ion Date
1962
it or
J William Boyne
Tfitle of Case(if~kn6wny
; Frank VJortman
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brother of FVwnfc. Bu*Ux Wort-
. ‘Another Wortman associate.
^8am Higta Maoifl* wteWfet-
meet; At the same tithe’t» waa
^aerving a term In the* federal pen-
*' ibeotiaiy at Terre Haute for per*
; Junr. .:: '.'•
| But the note said “Magin is in
jail already—he la deeds—eo we
can forget hinv—Agreed—”
n and 3 wanted them all
guilty fast forget about him. Lets
get down to ... he thinks he can
get away with man beat up and
bribed his castle like a king and
be has Moling (apparently juror
Leo Milling of Ciisaa Park)
knows they have done wrong—
Ihey are not being tried for evi¬
dence and there is no proof.
“B. Chenoworth (fat young gal)
(apparently speaking of Mrs. Bue-
Ua Chenoweth, Rankin) *0 years
ego~why didn’t government—they
are wrong (solid not guilty)—for
long time it,was M way. All
went along when better find them.
•Them G. Moore admitted
something with F. W. said Sam
M and 3 (apparently referring
to jurors Wayne Cartner, Ibebes,
the foreman (no. 3 on his list),
Richard Baker, Arthur, No. X on
the list and Lloyd Puzey, Fair¬
mont, No. 2 on the list).
“Being punished for his wrong
(apparently referring to Magin’s
lying before a federal grand jury).
“This was early first morning—
everyone.
“Rest were wishe washy—Uo
Moling didn’t know witch way to]
go when 1-3 balled him out¬
stayed NG (a p^rently n ot guilty)
for evasion.
fy Mfl .•ft' .'S p a
♦ .£*1 was with an already ap are
ca*"T t v.-t »- V *' .*#*?»**.*•* t
>TW 1 said see bow be smirks 1
—Anything I saw FW had a police
way out of it He lives in a police.
for bodygards. " Leo by gandta^
but the judge said gambling-
They must weight the (a nut)
changed his mind often.
• “Said if they started to cheat
do something sooner, thinks not
G of tax evasion—stayed that.
“I and Mr. Stack (apparently
Juror Loren Speck, Arthur) sug¬
gested we guilty of something—
3 and 2 (apparently Cartner and
Puzey again) showed about 10
years—
“(She couldn’t remember^-she
tried because I went back—
“1-Richard Baker (a jury mem¬
ber)/
“2-Louls Pussy (apparently
Uoyd Puzey).
“3-Wane Carter (apparently
Wayne CartnetL———*
“Moling (apparently Juror Leo
Muhling). 4
“Stack (apparently juror Loren
Steck).
“Chenoworth (apparently jur-
or Mrs. Buelia Chenowethi.
“Pyle (apparently juror Mrs.
j Ellen Pyle.
1 “3-3-62
1 “J. H. K. _
1 «£HK”
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ecps Eye <m Pf6tS^jWSra5S2ss ; -- : -f- T
} :. «.y ; ... pceived the case. He made thei—
j Federal officials de^r v?®? 4 *** •&**.: *rtfag:' fee huge 1
[fag the favwtigatfcm Into the imir- M • ■ M jL jffi ; fjf^ *tocks exhibits the Jury would
Ur of two Ftik -Barter Wort- 1,6 "*** *> «My. - ^™
|miB henchmen «aid today they wbJjjVconrfS'/to^hLIa ^Juiyreceivedthec**e,v ..^
'have no evidence to warrant « .v, gav ”°y fa 1 ag te <lefr »“®all doors to tte courtroom «•'
sxjtjlms -ssnr HEvi 2 - 1 “ k £ , 2zzr&
set ^ **rt • -
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Bbrtmaa. • *1 rTTi, ,7 v ,ia P MIls "mcn-i
*hsAH V c*riT J ^the names of some W
P; S * ^ Fe “* e * W members and notations Indicating!
ft ) investigation of reports of jmfr bow they voted or* the specula
tiVnpering has been ordered far Uon & someone as to how they
tijeU. S. Department of Justice.: j wW, St. Clair County and state
. [Elmer *F. Iinberg, assistant! Jo P°b‘ce officials later asked each
t»e special agent in charge ijf jJ ur °r to submit to lie detector
the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tosts CZI questions about jury lam*
tion offices in Springfield, said P^tog and each juror took the
that tampering with a federal tosts.
jury constitutes a federal offense Meanwhile, the jury foreman
and is within the jurisdiction of w *yne Cartner of Thebes, III.,;
’the FBI. If there are specific al* today denied a statement attri*;
legations in any such cases, they buted to him in a St. Louis news-!
are presented to the Department P a I* r article on Sunday. He was
of Justice, and the Department quoted as saying he felt there
of Justice orders the FBIJo in- was a strong possibility that the
vestigate. No specific allegations room was “bugged." He said
have been made yet in the Wort* ^t he did not know, because
man case and thus no probe by anything could have happened
the FBI has been initiated. w hen asked if he thought the
Federal Judge William G. Juer- ro ° m was wir *d- j
gens today said be had no com* , ‘| uror .^° ren steck of Arthur
ment when asfced whether he loda ? wid he di d not remember
planned to request a federal in- ,makmfi the atatement that the
vestigation following St. Louis ?? w * ^ry aaid was attributed to
newspaper stories that the gang* "J 01 on on€ of the napkins. This
land murders resulted from an was to the effect that the jury
attempt to fix the Jury, and stories wou * c * " ave to get the defendants
that some of the Wortman jury on •omething.
members said they believe some- . , , urces ji cIo $e to the Wortman
one had "wired" their delibera- f™ 1 “ id today it would have
lions room. teen virtually impossible to have
The murders, of a Wortman ^toedthe jury deliberations room,
lieutenant Elmer "Dutch" Dowl- 7 1 “ firs t place, it was not
ing and Dowling’s bodyguard Mel- byJudge Juergens to
vin Beck man, occur red on March :8witch thfcfeiiDcrfflions from the
3. Wortman, Dowling, and another
RDflVi WttW Of WvtstfiMftH
0. S. DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE
COMMUNICATIONS SECTION
MAY 7 1962 .JU
TELnfk
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IaRTIcHe APPEARED ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH NEWSPAPER, MAY SIX,
LAST. ARTICLE REFERS TO INTERVIEWS WITH SEVEN JURORS OF VORTMAN
TRIAL IbY PA$ t DISPATCH REPORTED. ALL SEVEN JURORS FEEL THAT
INFORMATION^ON NAPKINS FOUND ON BODY OF ELMER DOWLING COULD ONLY
\ » r* _...
HAVE COME FROM ONE OF THE JURORS OR THE JURY ROOM WAS QUOTE
TAPPED END QUOTE. I JURORS GENERALLY AGREE THAT THEY HAVE NO DOUBT
TE.
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AS TO INTEGRITY OF JURORS AND BELIEVE JURY ROOM MAY HAVE BEEN
TAPPED. THEIR ONLY REASON FOR THIS BELIEF IS DUE TO THE FACT
THAT INFORMATION ON NAPKINS C$^D ONLY COME FROM A TAP OR ONE
OF THE JURORS.
^REC-01 y^-£>
REVIEW OF ARTICLE FAILS TO REFLECT INFORMATION BASED ON FACT
AND WORDING BY AUTHOR REFLECTS ALLEGATION MAY BE PERSONAL
OPINION. . ARTICLE BEING SUBMITTED TO BUREAU AM. NO ACTION
BEING TAKEN BY SPRINGFIELD DIVISION AND ABOVE FURNISHED FOR
INFORMATION OF BUREAU.
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DEMOCfiSft TODAY PUBLISHED CONTENTS OF NAPKIN NOTES POUND IN;;>••>:
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DOWLING-S POCKET AND COMMENTED RE MYSTERIOUS INITIALS ON BOTTOM OF
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NAPKIN NOTES OF JHK AND EHK?
AFTERNOON PRESS TODAY HAVE DETERMINED THIS AND CARRIED ADDITIONAL
STORIES IN^THIS REGARD. EAST ST. LOUIS JOURNAL TODAY ALSO
CARRIED ARTICLE ENTITLED-WOTE^JUSTICE UNIT INTERESTED'WOUOTE* j
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MR. BELMONT FOR THE DIRECTOR
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MURDER.OF ONE.DEFENDANT#
SPECIAL
[ASSISTANT TOR PUBLIC INFORMATION,TOR _THE^DEPARTMENT SPEAKING TOR U
[ATTORNEY GENERAL^ROBERT KENNEDY SAID TODAY *WWfi-VE ARE EXTREMELY
«r Wiaggagg^Ac^asuify y. ^v^^vUa£csk»g w^ar^:rut3^£ei^*.i-^a*
INTERESTED IN THE ENTIRE CASE•” * WE ’ARE AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF
|| LOCAL OFF I CAL INVESTIGATION BEFORE SENDING IN THE FBI.. ¥E HAVE
BEEN IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL TEDERAL AUTHORITIES. DETERMINATION MAY
BE MADE A LITTLE LATER ON THE FBI. THE SITUATION IS UNDER STUDY
FOR THE DEPARTMENT« \lN(H30TEi
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THE WORTMANS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS*
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..: .^pk 5/9/62 ; V
This‘concerns the gangland killing
on 3/3/62, of Elmer Dowling and Melvin
Beckman (hoodlum lieutenants of Frank ~
Vortman, leading hoodlum in East St.
Louis, Illinois, area). Paper napkins^
were found on Dowling's body containing
notations apparently referring to
members of the jury which convicted 1. ::
Dowling and other Wortman gang members
on 2/26/62 on a Federal income tax
violat
Mr. Rosen/<V
May 8, 1962
Sulhvoa .
Tovcl —: -
Trotter_
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Holmes_
Gandy_
subject: FRANK LEONARdStoBTMAN, ET AL.
anti-racketeering
Port meno^vin is to advis © that an article appeared in the "St. Louis'^
newspaper, St. Louis, Missouri, Hay 6, 1962, #
referring to interviews by a reporter of the"St. Louis Post Dispatch" —-
ih seven jurors in the Wortman trial. According to the article .
Dowline^s °f tbeo P inion that information f^und f 6n ^
Dowling s body could only have come from one of the jumrs or : the --fe
jury room was "tapped". J or me. ^
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* Tbis is in connection with the gangland killiiftr'bn “3/3/62
wfrW r ?!!i lng fl nd “ el ^ n (hoodlum g lieSte^il?d? 7/-
Vfortman j: leading hoodlum in the East St. Louis, Illinois^ areaT? ''
Paper napkins were found on Dowling’s person which contained notations *
aSd a n?hei y w re + erring t0 members of the Jury which convicted Dowling /
violation W ° rtman gang members on 2/26/62 on a Federal income tax & \J
ACTION:
have not been requested to conauc€~any investigation.
e MAY 16 t§€2
‘t)c , ™ is is for y° ur information. The afore-mentfroSi hewsoa
y^farticle will be furnished to the Attorney General for information P
immediately upon receipt at the Bureau.
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??- ?i 3/62 l ?* E i® er Dowling and Melvin Beckman (hoodlum -
£5*8“^ *£??? *®rtman, leading hoodlum in the
o^Dowiin^i^Hi 11 #? 018 ^ ***•»)• Daper napkins were found
on Dowling s body after he was murdered which contained
♦hi 2 ? 601 * 1 ?* 11 ? 4 * 110 ?® *PP«ently referring to members of
the Jury which convicted Dowling and other Wortman r»ns
members on 2/26/62, on a Federal income tax violSiS?*
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director, fbi jt
SAC, SPRINGFIEID (66-1368)"?/
FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, aka/
.. Remylet 2-21-61 and airtel, 5-9-61, and Buairtels
2-28-61 ; and ;5-16-61
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In view of the above information and in order to
obtain the most value from our installation, Bureau authority
is requested to make the installation as suggested.
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C. A. Evans
date: 5/22/62
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subject:
FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN
ANTI-RACKETEERING
The Attorney General has returned our memorandum of . T I 1 J
1962, advising him of the institution of an obstruction of justice investigation
and possible jury tampering in this case with a request for advice as to the
.present status. ' iivestigation was instituted on the basis of the Department 1 * :
/ request by memorandum dated May 9, 1962. The case involves alleged jury
tampering in an Internal Revenue Service case against Wortman, prominent
Southern Illinois racketeer .'.and two of his associates. The two associates were
killed in gangland style following the tax tr ial.
ACTION BEING TAKEN:
A memorandum for the Attorney General is being prepared in line
with his request.
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Memorandum
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The Attorney General
Director, FBI
FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN
ANTI-RACKETEERING
da te: Hay 11, 1962
RECEIVED V
r MAt'u.flKj *}
were previously advised by my memorandum of
March 7, 1962, that I would keep you advised of further
developments in this.matter, which involves the murders of
Elmer Dowling and Melvin Beckman, hoodlum lieutenants of
Frank Leonard Wortman.
For your information, there are attached articles
that recently appeared in newspapers in the St. Louis, Missouri,
area, concerning this case. The article captioned, ’’Gangland
Murder'Clue Text on Napkin Told,” which appeared in the ’’Evening
Journal,” East St. Louis, Illinois, on May 7, 1962, set forth
the details of the Information contained on the napkins found
on Dowling's body after he had been murdered. This article
indicates t hat the initials " J.H.K.” and ’’E.H.K.” were on those
apkins
ENCLOSURE
The Attorney General
By memorandum dated Hay 9, 1962, Edwyn Silberling,
Chief, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, Criminal
Division, requested an Obstruction of Justice investigation
into the possible jury tampering in the captioned matter.
This request has been furnished to our Springfield Office
for immediate attention and the Department mill be,furnished
the results."'.. .’ ^ ^
Enclosures (4) .v
1 - The Deputy Attorney General - Enclosures (4)
1 - Mr. Herbert J. Miller, Jr.
Assistant Attorney General - Enclosures (4)
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subject: FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, aka, et al
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date: 5-18-62
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__ “ e Buairtel to Springfield, 2-28-62, SI airtel to
Director, 5-1-62, and Buairtel to Springfield, 5-11-62. ., ^.-
.J he J°^ owin B information is submitted in lieu of
justification letter requested in Buairtel, 2-28-62,
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DIRECTOR, FBI
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date: 5-10-62
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F/ZAfi-’k ret /i-’ * /?J. /? t™ ft tJ fa*' 7
lnformant not bean available for -contact ;-.*w. gaS
within the recent past; however, the informant is still —
available and will be in a position to furnish infoimation
within the near future. It is noted that information from /■.
this informant will undoubtedly be available as soon as the /-
*?«* Club 50 is re-opened in ^ast St. Louis, which is expected /
to re-open within the next ten days to two weeks* /
The Bureau will be advised of information obtained.
Bureau
L^-Snringf i eld
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Memorandum
DIRECTOR, FBI
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Re Bulet, 5-17-62. _ .
FD-143 submitted 5-25-62.
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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2810)
FROM SAC, SPRINGFIELD (66-1368)
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subject: FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, aka, et al
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SPRINGFIELD (66-1368)
date: 5-29-62
JUNE
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Re Buairtelto SpringfieldT 5-11-62,^ and Springf leYd '
airtel to Director, 3-17-61,
Investigation by the Springfield Division subsequent
to the death of EU1ER SYLVESTER DOWLING and JOHN MELVIN BECKMAN,
two ranking lieutenants in the WORTMAN organization, has
established that the Paddock Lounge at East St. Louis,
Illinois, is no longer utilized to any great extent as a meeting
place for personnel associated with the WORTMAN group.
SI 66-1368
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and for the termination of all Bureau obligations arising
out of its installation.
The Bureau /will be notified when all equipment has
been removed and all obligations terminated.
LEADS
The Springfield Division, at East St. Louis, Illinois.
Will remove Bureau property- and will remove all
other property now in the space above the Paddock Lounge *
Subsequent to the removal of Bureau property as set out above,
will:
1iT:
4. Dates of initial authorization and installation:
2/13/62 initial authorization - phone call to
2/15/62 Bureau airtel (confirming)
. 2/15/62 installation date 4/5/62 - reinstalled
5. Previous and other installations on the same subject (with dates and places)
IIJKI
None
6. If installation is a technical surveillance, answer following questions!
Does not apply,
a. Is a trunk line utilized?
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‘ ' b. Is the surveillance on a switchboard?
c. Is the surveillance on a public coin-op
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d. Is surveillance on a private line or a party line?
e. *If a party line, hov many parties?
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7. If A microphone surveil lan ce involved, state number of microphones actually
us ed and
8. Is the Installation part of a tel-mike? If so, give symbol of other side
of the combinations '
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No.
9. Specific examples of valuable information obtained since previous report ' 5 -
with indication of specific value of each item and the date information
received. State what use was made of each item involved: (Add insert pages)
See attached pages.
10. Could above information have been obtained from other sources and by other
means?
No.
11. Number of live informants (in field division) who cover same subject:
ho
12. Has security factor changed since installation?
No.
13. Ary request for the surveillance by outside agency (give name, title and
agency):
No.
14. Cost of Plant Premises:
Not applicable at this time.
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c. If any others , set out the proportionate cost of
-instant surveillance:
16. Personnel Costs: - - ■ - not applicable at this time.' • -*
a. Give total number of special employees and/or Special Agents
working at plant and total salary costs.
b. Total number of man hours per week spent at plant?
c. If other installations monitored at same plant, list
proportionate number of man hours per week spent on
instant surveillance:
d. If other installations monitored at same plant, list
proportionate salary expense per annum for instant
surveillance:
17. Remarks (Ey SAC):
At this present time informant is dormant, because the
premises are unoccupied due to subjects difficulty in securing
appropriate licenses. However, it is expected licenses will be
granted shortly and operation will begin and the informant
will be activated.
It is requested this informant be allowed to ramain
ready for activation as it is believed the information to
be obtained will be reliable, valuable and not available
from any other source.
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18. Recommendation by Assistant Director:
Of this surveillance involves cryptanalysis , include statement that decrypted material is or is not sufficiently
important to continue decrypting J
tion was received abo
r poker game in the a
embers of the Vice Sq
ent could and probabl
viding they were gi
was received
elieved loca
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authorities m
have proof of his complicity in the killings.
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/ On March 10, 1962 information received indicating
that FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, called "the man" is directing
the Pines operations to stay open even though it is losing
money.
On March 12, 1962, inforpation.received that local
authorities probably would tolerate gambling and prostitution
were it not for the "heat" applied by the FBI. - v -
On March 14^^S62^informatioi^wasreceived that
two individuals named
open a "Joint" in Eas‘^S^^LouT^an^probabI^\^Kd employ
prostitutes as waitresses.
On March,
that HARVILL an
Between March 19 and April 5, 1962, activity of
this informant ceased.
The value of the information received from this
source cannot be assessed by simple consideration of individu a l
items of information. The information which has been received
in the short time this source has been in operation has been
of valuable assistance in general intelligence information,
has been of value in the WORTMAN investigation, and has been
of value in a recent Jury tampering investigation entitled,
"UNSUB; POSSIBLE JURY TAMPERING IN CONNECTION WITH FRANK
LEONARD WORTMAN TRIAL". Associates and friends of area
hoodlums together with their residences, hangouts, and
connections with prostitution, gambling and other criminal
activitiew are identified from time to time.
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Authority granted to reactivate
■•-•:“/ Authority granted to reactivateJHH|^Vat etteh tut
:rV; ai the fine* Club, ia. reoccupied by the *ubj gets and/U^ix t
c lieutenants. This authorisation will be *0* a period extendi
90 days beyond the reactivation and if a further continuance
; is dSired, an appropriate TD-143, together with your recommending
tion. should be submitted to the Bureau five days prior to the . ~
expiration of this period. This should be submitted on a UACB
basis in accordance with existing instructions. i
The Bureau should be notified immediately when this
source has been reactivated and you should resume furnishing
weekly summaries of pertinent information as well as advising ~ v -Jj
Bureau immediately of any information of unusual interest or
' significance received from this source. • vr:
Callahan __
Conrad —.
DeLoach —
Evans --
Mol one-
Rosen _
Sullivan —
Tavel-
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Tele. Room'
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Z 't Pending reactivation you should take appropriate ' -j§
measure^ to assure the security of this installation. ~
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MAY 2 fl 1962
NOTE: ^ This soit goe^yas - ^Lpot i tiled 2/15/62 on the Pines Club, a
meeting^'place of Wortman gang hoodlums at 914 North 37th Street,
East St^ Louis, Ill. Since then it has furnished a large volume
of highly pertinent criminal intelligence information concerning
the activities and operations of the Wortman gang and its principal
I members. ■ ' > - ’■ •
I •■' H1 Ifrhd is presently dormant inasmuch as the premises
-•where it is located are unoccupied due to the fact that the subject
- are experiencing difficulty in securing appropriate licenses.
I Springfield :iffficipates that these will be granted shortly and t hat
- ——*•**•**» ’*^Li”be resumed at the Pines Club.
'«*-7— operations wtEL
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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2810)
date: 6/18/62
SPRINGFIELD (66-1368)
subject: FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, aka, et al
AR
JUNE
Remylet 5/29/62 captioned as above.
On 6/14-15/62 the misur at the Paddock Lounge, *5
East St. Louis, Illinois, was terminated by the removal
of technical equipment. b* ID
Accordingly, the services offimfePare no
longer available and this symbol number is being cancelled
by the Springfield Division.
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TO *• WRBCTOR, FBI (92-2810)
date: 6/28/62
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SAC, SPRINGFIELD (92-112) - p -
subject: FRJNK LEQNAB^WORIMAN. aka
SEAL
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' * U * S * Distr f ct J ud ge WILLIAM JUERGENS, East St. Louis,
Illinois, has denied all notions of defense attorneys for setting
aside the verdict of the jury for new trials. Date of sentencing
has not been set.
In view of recent investigation.in .case entitl
entitled, "UNSUB; Possible Jury Tampering in Connection
5 « i PRANK LEONARD WQRTOAN, ETAL, OJ," Springfield file
72-39, investigative reports in the WCRTMAN case have not been submitted
during June; however, a report is in preparation and will be
submitted by 7/15/62. / 1
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3 - Springfield (2: 92-112)
(Is 92-227)
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js 6 JUL1 o 1962
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FROM:
—— - Date: — — 7-12-62
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AIRMAIL
(Priority or Method of Moiling)
DIRECTOR, FBI ,
SAC, SPRINGFIELD
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(92-2810)
(92-112)
LE0NAE ^,
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S^to^l^t-sassrcBim^i
Will be submitted^y°7-23-62° Ctsentencin S and other information
?P . 00LD BE COHSIDERED AHMED AND DANGER OTTR l„ VIEW Qp'
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Approved: _
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Mr. Calla han
Mr. Conrad
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FRANK. LEONARD'^WORTMAN, AKA, ETAL, AS.
■xxt an and GRKoRy m °° re sentenc£d ihis am u * s * »^trict
each ’NofrcW * ’ " riVE YEARS AW ™ rH0USAND D0UA,!S HNE ;
“ X 1 RILED * GMND JURY STIU » «™« RESARD-
UNSUB, MSSIBLE JURE TAMPERING IN CONNECTION WITH TRIAL OF
frank worTma^.* ^ M
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REPORTING OFFICE
Springfield
orricK or origin
Springfiel
REPORT MADE BY
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4/24/62 at Springfield.
REFERENCE : Report of SA,
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, No specific leads are being set out in the body of this
- .... , {/*r J report 'for auxiliary offices or Springfield, as leads are handled
pjjjpjf Aj irregularly through separate communications to auxiliary offices.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Copyfo« / i . USA, East St. Louis
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Da,ts July
Field Office Rlt Noj g j 92**112
TW * FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN;
EDWARD "TED" WORTMAN, JR.
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OHIets SPRINGFIELD
Buitau FlU No.« 92 _2810
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Chamber: ANTI-RACKETEERING
Synop»I»; 0n 7/ 17/62
sentenced
to a term of 5 years and fine of $10,000 each. Notices of
snd WORTMAN released on total bonds of $72,500.
MOORE given 30 days to furnish necessary bonds, and was
also released. On 4/25/62 SAM MAGIN indicted Southern
District of Illinois, Springfield, for making false
statements to INS examiner. -
t : t - • ———■BBBU^Piormation regarding
various WORTMAN associates set out, including - those who
have been killed, injured, convicted, indicted or deceased
within recent months. Results of additional investigation
regarding killing of BECKMAN and DOWLING set out, including
numerous interviews with FRANK WORTMAN and associates.
Identity_of_glayers not Identified to date. —
$
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. ?oYxc^rzc&et f Brooklyn, Illinois, presently closed:
however, attempts being made to reopen policy. JAMES JAY
KAGE, recent head of policy racket, indicted Federal Grand *
Jury, East St. Louis, Illinois, 6/22/62, for interstate
transportation of wagering paraphernalia. Information
regarding coin vending business of WORTMANs and associates
set out. Tlffl WORTM ANS SHOULD BE CONSIDER ED ARMED AND DANGEROUS
IN view of Past history and in VIEW Of FACT ThKY~aixeQedIT?-
HAVE CARRIED WEAPONS IN THE PAST .---
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ThU document contains neither recommendation* nor eonelosiona of the FBI. It U the property of the FBI and l> loaned to your agency; It and
« it* content* are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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SI 92-112
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. SENTENCING OP PRANK WORTMAN AND GREGORY
E. MOORE AND PERSONAL ACTIVITIES . ,.
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3-11
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HI.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
INFORMATION REGARDING ASSOCIATES AND
WORTMAN ORGANIZATION. .12 - 20
RESULTS OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
INVESTIGATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SLAYING
OF ELMER SYLVESTER DOWLING AND MELVIN JOHN
BECKMAN.
SR ACTIVITIES... 777? . . .. .134 -155
ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. . _ 166
LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES .167-174
CHARACTERIZATION OF INFORMANTS
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SENTENCING OF FRANK WORTMAN
AND GREGORY MOORE AND
PERSONAL ACTIVITIES-
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I, ' „ / 0n Jul y 17# 1962, FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN and GREGORY fc.
MOORE ykere sentenced in United States District Court, East /S t. Lou is. />
41U?ols#,.by United States District Judge —“ - -
to a term of 5 years and $10,000 fine eac
were filed by WORTMAN’s attorney.
attorney, NORMAN LONDON. WORTMAn' was rtil 0 «w^ »
appeal bond and be also put up additional $12,500 bond to guarantee
payment of the $10,000 fine and $2,500 court costs. The total
bond of $72,500, was furnished by EDWARD’TED’* WORTMAN. TED WORTMAN
put up the deed to his home, RFD,, Collinsville, which is
unencumbered and in the name of his wife. MOORE was unable to
furnish appeal bond immediately and was given 30 days in which to
furnish the appeal bond and bond to guarantee payment of the fine
and court costs.
IAU G. JUERGENS
Notices of Appeals
and by MOORE’s
a $60,000
b'< c ~
Distri<
{ 9° ^62, JSA h^tAGIfl was indicted in the Southern
. ., Let of Illinois, SprtfcgwwrUlinois, for making false
statement? to a United States Immigration and Naturalization
service examiner, the false statements having been made on
26, 1957, . UAGIN was charged with'having denied to the
examiner that he had ever been convicted of anything other than
and also defied he ever associated with
ITRANK WORTMAN. The conviction of MAGIN on thfcse charges could
his deportation, as he is a native of Greece. UAGIN
is still serving prison sentence at Terre Haute Federal Prison
and is expected to be released on parole in the near future.
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to that agency(ies) for review and direct response to you.
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II. INFORMATION REGARDING ASSOCIATES
AND
ffORTMAN ORGANIZATION
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As a result of investigations and information obtained,
^*e following is a brief summary~of developments regarding numerous
WORTHAM "outfit" members and associates*
E LME R SYLVESTER.DOWLING, alleged principal lieutenant of ^'
FRANK ''BUSTER" WORTMANvas slain in gangland style in St. Clair
County near Belleville, Illinois * in April', 196$.
__ WE LVIN a Close WORTMAN associate and
allegecrTrsing young hoodlum, vas slain along vitb^BECKUAN. Neither
of these slayings have been solved, ’(Y\£l.\J'»&T -
JOHN FRANCIS KENNEY, a veil known St* Louis and East St*
Louis hoodlum closely associated vith numerous members of the
WORTMAN gang, died in June, 1962, of a heart attack vhile
Incarcerated in the Missouri State Prison.
JOE COSTELLO, veil known St, Louis hoodlum and an associate
of numerous membeffs of the WORTMAN gang, died of alleged natural
causes beli&ed to be ja heart sffctack, in St. Louis.Missouri, in
June, 1962 -
JAMES JysKAQE, veil known East St. Louis hoodlum and
recent operator of the policy racket in St. Clair County and in
the past a member of the WORTMAN Organization, was indicted by
Federal Grand Jury, East St. Louis Illinois, in June 1962, for
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A "JTA8K$$MITH, well known Bast St. Louls ^bi^
and associate of numerous fORTUAN members in past years, was
indicted by Pederal Granfl Jury, East St. Louis, in June, 1962,. for
i?i!^\ t ? te J J ra P sportatl6n ol »ag«^i5B information in connection '
with a\handbook operation. . ■ • . „ »> *Jjj JtlL
w *£ K ^ >** &££MJ ±!2r
AB£*«AUFFMAN, well Known E&st^St^jUoyis 'hoodlum who is
closeiy aligned with the WORTKAN Organization, was also indicted
with SMITH.
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KENNETH CHRISTOPHER
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LEE, well known St. Louid and
East St. Louis hoodlum and 'aksoci&t® "of numerous W0E1M5N Org&nlza-
on members in the past, began his 8 year sentence for conviction
alter appeals affirmed his convidtion in June,
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The above is, of course, in addition to the convictions
of FRANK LEONARD WQRTMAN and (GREGORY. E. KOOEE as set out elsewhere
in this report.
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n^Tje n LEONARD WORTMAN, usually known as "BUSTER" or
Eaat'st the dlnln « room of the Paddock Lounge,
vo^ld S be voTuntarr^thflt l8 f d v, that / ny Information furbished
he had thl , thftt , he dld ? ot Mave to talk to Agents, that -
2J5?2 right to legal counsel, and that any statement he
made could be usod against him In 4 count of lav Bo
promises were made to WORTMAN. WORTMAN said he did not^desire to '
howerep *?! J n ^ ormat io n in the form of a signed statement;
not 3?«t ? had no objection to talking with Agents, but did
being rel2a««S +U I.position of having any information he furnished
1 8ad ^ t0 the P ress « WORTMAN at some length explained
y as chappy with various newspaper storief durSg the
?aid "T k n«^?? Cerning lnvestl S ation b 7 local author!tieswtd
?5 ld * can,t 866 any sense in telling the newspapers
ttot P thJ <> lBi r hJ 0 ^ h “ wa 5 thoroughly .iplaln.d to tfORTMAH^ "
J™? the FBI had not been conducting an investigation in the "
FBI kllll ?« of D0WM » 8 «*» beckman, and that tho
rol had made no press releases concerning this a ? 4 -*u A
investigation, WORTMAN was advised^thfrei ^
of^eM* 5 an dn J® stl g atio n at the request of the Department
of hJeftJ 6 fading possible Jury tampering and obstruction
jnstice in connection with the income tax evasion trial of
LiSis lf in n T«° therS *?£ J 00k place ln Fed ®ral Court, East^tf
Louis, in January and February of 1962. -i
WORTMAN commented further that "they" knew the
£5 Sfe^aM *5! P “ r d / 130 that & F^s .^ming-
?« that the FBI hM s “«lll.d hi» anHSSed^n hL
^ a, at the outset, said the idea that he m*
any of the other people on trial with him "had anything g£ing"
^flfd th «Tt With *- fc 5^ ^ ury was abs olutely ridiculous. 7 WORTMAN &
said, I m not the smartest guy in the world, but I»ve been
around, and I know what fooling with a Jury means " WORTMAN
said he and the other defendants felt thevhad 2™*
and had a good case, insofar as their tax 7 case 8 a£d
b. absolutely ridiculous and asking for Mone trouWs to evin
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"f 1 *" wl J ht he JWT- WORTMAN said that, after all,
to make any approaoh to a jury would mean going to business
fntS?< flnd t° ttt8i,i ! r8 from thelr organisation; and, he is
intelligent enough to know any such contacts could be verified
Ms V0R P 1AN 8aid he told thosl £
his outfit that he did not want anyone even thinking about ^
be?«S°thS 8 tM*i X li? 8 (< t0 4 * PP ru ftCh , th ® Jury and it clear
before the trial and during the trial that there was to be no''^^
he°feelascertain Ma " P * 0 *i a % ttit ^
* n ? r ? els co ^ ta i» that if any of the "outfit w had even though*
doSttii^J 11 *!? ; ny '££ ort *° S«t to the Jury,' he ana ELMER • • "=^3
^"^‘^ d ana 1 th?oS CMOn>
*Wm ®^ id further that if anybody even thought about
getting to the Jury," that they would need money- Sd the
nlvll v° m v from him and FOWLING. He said there was
S;i er tal * that he heard of money for a jury or for a neJam
Contact fc he Jury or a representative of a jSJor He
"f^d"?or r;?"! ver any ™ised or attempt ?o raS!^ a
.for this purpose. He said in this regard that the
newspaper stories about a $20,000 "bundle" fS a
possible "fix" «ith the Jury iere ab“lu?ely mse"Ld he
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«a knows what kind of reporter this person ii; He said LINK '
“•*£"* 3 ^. a wjOTMN. th |^d“sto^? ho«ve^ ^
"TED" SifuEd S X UU C SS t U®f'' brother - ” IED " WORMAN, bit
snd other tSSl 5S?bffi I , SgSS d 5 y ^“
complete nonsense," WORTMAN said he feels uositlf? the.™
not only did not but could not haye hapwnld? and L s
use tbH*’ &3 , he understands, no one ever knew the’jury was to
«£ trial°actually e f n$ed! llb9ratl0n " nM1 a Sh0rt b -?-e°
ssrioFF 9 ^™ 95 '" - sjsws
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VMMM’lf'l? {£?"£ th6 £! not V or the information on thorn,
?V ^ been known, h© would certainly have hea^A
fr “ ELMER WWLIBO.’ H, said whetherDOWLING got tho
SmST hS? i?° aa ?S • ven1 ? 8 of «“ 'laying or not Is ISLSS
WORTmmj ioh h S ^ d v 3poculate th&t - thls was what happened. -
It (tint d 5 0WLIN(J of P *t DOWLING*a home
no ref er ence^ 1^5.P/?* ***?* affc ornoon. He said DOWLING made
trial but DOWLTNG y d?d P ^?° S ° r ° th ^ r ^formation about the
aioni’w?| sssgB^trss"^^w^^d^Er
fools a ouro B to?t ? lf th? th ® ■••ting mentioned. VORTKAN said he ’
have*^ i p\^-rt 1 ?f^: 0 S^“L 1 Z?^ C ?Ae h Si:r d
. mea 4.?®* WORTMAN said he could not speculate the reason
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DOWLING actuell^was^a Smt!” «'nt out at night, and
S°?^ll? n t?al? h f ° WLIN<3 w i s ? wara of “dVSh"” £p?rently
was ava™ h Mri??umSn h «“ K°?SSit’*U^S TT? 1
for e thfpa?? t thS? or°four jtlrtV ** ^ d ° ne ^Anking j
notes whic^the^ocalAuthor ob *? ervatlon of the napkin
did^ny^inwn^^nsofar^sh ^^^^OWM^seldom
•”? 3 r n , in dow UHG's hand has b?SS S haSdwrltlng thl He slid*?
?SciT?iSw n ii n fvSriSS nS £7u??w N0 “ idea wits 8
the notes would not be ttie^tad^LX™ that the 'Palling on
would make. kln<i f speUln 8 '"ors that DOWLING
#l WORTMAN said that h© considers BPPKMatj +- rt «.
BECKMAN^as t ”working*as H a ?CL£l*
on Sixth Street In St. Louis an^was b?S2 £ S^TSS , tL , ° 1 ” te
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who did the°killingsp d but that their will 3 ^ sti11 do know
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^®r 0 aoma person got into BECKMAN fo^no^ood things "
killed both of them, and robbed then. sJiS i^?wr eason »
he knows that DOWLING always carried a wallet ff gard -
has never been found, and knows DOWLING had <fc4nn
_dj|c^d t as W ^pjcket U monIy. dn ^saldjhe ^
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only about 12 hours. He sald“tat ^Irt? ha ttousS?M?” 11 ’
was someone inside "our outfit " «nd +v ?4 6 tho ^S h t it
SuihlMd“ % a «- k ^ U -He a «id 1 l f ™edla?ely t a?te°r a ^e
material being a "plant" £f dope and went so far‘as h? 17
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the dope. e woRTMAN tt sald f that W th» St f I ’ 0h s that Kas U3ed to " out "
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in/our outfit in 20 years," and that none of their "people"
$??i e I er H een killed lik ® ELMER DOWLING and MEL BECKMAN were
filled. He described his close relationship with DOWLING
and said, EDtER was closer than my own brother and has been
long tirae, and that "they" have been together for about
5?? y ea f 3 * W0R3MAN said he knows that both BECKMAN and DOWLING 1
did not have guns on them when they were killed or even had .
guns with them that night, because he has located "all of their
guns and knows they were not armed. He said there had been
some speculation that a police officer might have done.the
but this resulted from conversation with local authorities
v a8 br ° u g lt U P» as to whether such was possible.
WORTMAN said he observed that this was possible,-but never
identified any law-enforcement people by name, organization,
or whether it could be state, local, or Federal. WORTMAN said
he no r ® ason to believe or disbelieve law-enforcement people
could have been responsible for the killing or furnishing or
placing the napkins on DOWLING*s body. ” B
WORTMAN then went into a discussion about the
relationship of their outfit” with the police over- the years
and said he has always tried to get along with everyone and
does not go along trying to stir up trouble. He said for
years they have gotten along with the local police, and the
l0 fJ H^5 orit f es * becaus ® they made an effort to do so. He .
th« a11, ib ' s bo their advantage, too, for us to keep
the various men employed so they don«t get into trouble with
o ??i iC « A by i d0in8 Stick -*P S » burglaries, and other crimes."
ue said, As long as our men are working, they aren’t coins
® trouble. He said he doesn't approve of "rough
stuff, and that if any of his people are involved in such, he
gets rid of them. WORTMAN said, "After all, the only thing
?n<-h^^?i-?I er u d0ne 4 .if 8 ^ b l e * and w ®* r ® gamblers, and the local
authorities know this. He said, "If we can get into action
we can keep a lot of people on our payrolls and keep them *
working. He said. The St. Louis Police know this. It’s the
via./ we do business, and that's for their benefit, too."
4 *. WORTMAN f ald that insofar as BECKMAN is concerned
it would be impossible for "MEL" to have been making any dtkl
t am0U ?V f moxie J’ b ® aaus ® WORTMAN said he doubted
that BECKMAN ever had more than $2,000 to his name in his life
He said if BECKMAN needed money, hk could only g^ it from
himself, WORTMAN, or DOWLING. He said that he knew most of ‘
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D0WLING* s friends and associates, but, of course, they have
since found out he had contacts with some people they did not
know about and had been "running around" some that they did
not imow about, including hanging around at the "Gaslight Square
in St. Louis. He said he has no informati on that bf p.kmaw
was acquainted with or associated w
WORTMAN said he 9 of course-
was smart enough to realize someone might have been trying to
do a con job in connection with the napkin notes, whereby they
.might try.. to make him and ELMER believe they were important and
significant and then try to get some money out of them for the
H 2 Sa 5:?, he *2 not " stu Pid enough" to think BECKMAN
. such a thin 8» because he knows BECKMAN would.
WORTMAN said that after all, he, WORTMAN, is only h uma n and would
go along with a deal if it looked like the information was of
Sj&Hg* a S*in said he had never had any indication that
BECKMAN had any such deal "going," and there had never been any
timvl? agenfc ma ke any approach for money. WORTMAN said,
claim*" ° ne thlnS We * re waltins for ~ for somebody to make a
WORTMAN advised he would instruct "his people" to
co-operate with the FBI in the investigation and would make
m available if Agents couldn't locate them. He said
After all, I'm as interested in clearing up this whole thing
as you are, if not more so." WORTMAN said his "outfit" is not
going to use any "muscle" and never has used "muscles"
WORTMAN said in connection with their vending business
that if anyone ever says that they used "muscle," this is not
true. He said, 'We might try to put a little pressure on a
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th l f 5 iead if he won,t do business withusTwe
if this is n ^s e ?« n n Iu m ° r f fav ° rs for them *" WORTMAN said
do it wortSS th ®y h ? ve d o«e this and will continue to
not again went into an explanation that he does
ttZ SSaTI i t°? 4 roUgh ® tuff »" end does not go out looking
ftatir! 2T ies t ? back awa y f rom trouble." He further
stated that he believes in trying to "keep things haonv "
because it always works out better that way. ^
ere were miscellaneous comments and conversations hut
nothing of significance that he recalls. ’ Ut
. , WORKMAN said he does not believe anything could
have been overheard from the men's room on the °?i
of the court house, but observed that when ? f J;° or
defendants were in'the men's room, they ILay S a Sutthe?r her
fingers up to their mouths- meaning not to tsiv- k *
WORTMAN, is "scared to death of a£? “ntUator * S. ’
pointed out that there was a ventilator near the ,
the washroom, and that- after all Via i ceiling in
have been likening th^ough jhai source ta ° W Who ral « ht
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n the napkins are accurate. He stated he can't believe that
th Z Jury * He said a11 during the trial and
he deliberation he never got off v of the second floor and
oesn‘t know what is on the third floor of the court house
r ir the court room can be observed or if information can
e overheard from this location.
nnwTTun ^°J TMAN said "they" will have to take care of Mrs.
®? d h * r f? lldren to see that she gets proper income
to raise her family, and they will do this. * *
M? said the sixth pallbearer of ELMER nnWT.Twr, »oo
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i ii—w ^ORTMAN said if the FBI wanted to talk to him further
he would be available on contact with him. *
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Pfl ». May 24, 1962
FRANK "BUSTER" WORTMAN, RFD, Collinsville, Illinois,
yas telephonically contacted in order to make arrangements for
interview. He advised that after consultation with his attorney,
T * des * re *o interviewed, since his attorney had stated
that interview regarding any possible jury tampering in his Income
tax evasion trial should not be conducted until such time as
further court action is completed. •»
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had tflilrorf to State if he or any other specific perscm
had talked toggggfToT anyone else concerning the activity or
deliberations of the jury in the tax tril. y
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toEAGE, wo a observed near the policy spot in *
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that neither KAGE 1 s nor any of'the other cars
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„/ 0* July 26, 1962*, The Evening Journal, E. St. Louis,
Illlmois, carried aa article entitled "State Ruling in 1961
TED WORTMAK Barred From Racing", This nevs article prepared
by CHARLES 0. STEWART states that TED WORTMAN has-been barred
from racing horses at State Racetracks, according to the Illinois
Racing-Board; that according to a Chicago, representative of •
the Illinois Racing Board, WORTMAN has been barred since 1961 • ” ^ <:
when his license a6 a trainer was revoked. The article states
the Board spokesman denied that WORTMAN races horses at Chicago
and E. St. Louis under other names; the Board said WORTMAN was
licensed as a trainer in 1958, 1959, and 1960. According to '
the Board, EDWARD WORTMAN of Caseyville, Illinois, is listed as
a breeder of Illinois bred thoroughbred horses and that breeders
are required to be listed with the Racing Board but are not under
the Board s jurisdiction; further, that breeders are entitled to
a breeder s fee of 10% of every purse. However, horses they
breed cannot be entered in state races without licensed owners
and trainers. According to the Board's spokesman, WORTMAN will
never be licensed in Illinois as long as WILLIAM S. MILLER is
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_ .1 ^ .?* noted that 1IAGTN is presently under indictment
In vhe Scuvhem District “of Illinois in connection with
income tax evasion charges $ hbisever, no'trial ditehss teen
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' -ip-bz, reported that the Goverameat had dropped its income tax
ev ? sioa case against JOSEPH W. JANKO, described as a doorman at
racketeer FRANK W. WORTMAN's gambling establishments.
_ . „ * ^^^9 convicted of income tax in St. Louis, Missouri i
and sentenced to 10 years in prison in 1959: He appealed the '§
conviction and it was set aside by fhe U. S. Supreme Court in
TAwxn Possible effects of publicity involving
JANKO on the trial Jurors according to the news article. The ‘
article states that at the request of the Government the case
was dismissed by Federal Judge ROY W. HARPER at St. Louis.
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/ On September'14f; 1962, JAMES J, EASE, principal
operator of the poltoy rdoket and oloeely associated vtth
the WORTMAR organisation,’ appeared vtth hie attorneys, United
States Dtstrtot Court ,. East. St, touts, Illinois, on a notion
to suppress evidence brought, by EAQXin oonneotton wttk his
pending trial for interstate transpiration of wagering'** ' '
paraphernalia, EASE was represented by Attorneys EORMAE lOKDOS.
and MURRAY RARDALL,' St, touts,"- MiSsourt, • The Court has not
ruled on the bearing on this notion,-y
EA0E f s trial ts set for Ootober 29, 1962, in Untted
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is meeting at the above location.
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fn t S lt i eS *°L tl ? W ? RTOAN along with crime and corn
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NOTE:: Lewis Edward Ennis, East St. Louis, Illinois, resides in*
a house trailer which is a known “meeting place for members of
the Frank Leonard Wortman hoodlum gang*> •?'?)'- xxx;~| . ?.?&
Authority for this installation is not being granted
inasmuch as the trailer, being a mobile unit, could be moved .
out of the area unexpectedly and on short notice resulting in
the loss of this installation and the possibility that it might
be detected at a later date by telephone operatives or others.
Springfield is being urged to attempt coverage of hoodlum
meetings at the Ennis trailer through other ayenues... .:V
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(From : SAC, SPRINGFIELD ( 66-1368) - p -
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subject: FRANK LEONARD NORSEMAN, JXJNE
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11/16/62 Sp ^ n ? ield FD " llf2 dated n / 8 / 62 aa* Bureau airtel. dated
. „ possibilities of covering meetings at the ENNIS trailer
by other methods are most difficult, if not Impossible.
Referenced Bureau airtel makes mention of loss of control
by sudden or unexpected moving of the trailer. It is being noted tha
this possibility would appear remote, because sufficient coverage is
available on ENNIS trailer which vould permit Springfield to know in
advance of any contemplated move of the trailer. This coverage is
effective through the following methods:
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that Important criminal intellfSnce infnS« f +? ld * S of the opinion' V
(tu) a SOurce coveri “S ^^Iuks?h|i*MCs trailer?^^ “ ° ay be rec fived thro
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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTS SECTION
SUBJECT: FRANK "BUSTER” WORTMAN
FILE NUMBER: 92-2810 SECTION 17
ANTI-RACKETEERIKG
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Activities various wORTMAN Associates set
VIRGIL "DOC" SUMMERS, ex-convict and Efest'fit. Louis '*
hoodlum mho has associated with members of the VORTMAN gang
in past, shot and hilled in gangland style In East St. Louis
"-early morning December 3, 1962, in fr ont of 707 Pe nnsylvania
Avenue i Killing unsolv
DANGEROUS IN
THE WORTMANS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND
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body of this report for auxiliary offices or Springfield as
leads are bandied regularly through separate communications to
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A. PERSONAL ACTIVITIES OF FRANK WORTMAN
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OF THE WORTMAN ORGANIZATION-Page 5
C. ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES-Page 13
D. MISCELLANEOUS- Page 16
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e 4 r «sult of previous investigation, the
Springfield Office and the St. Louis Office had developed
information ,that SUMMERS along with JOE COSTELLO (now __ I
deceased) and.JOHN FRANCIS KINNEY (now deceased) andtfBBBP L
had-discussed clans in ^^^past of kidnapping
these four arg all dead 14 is note< *
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SI 92-112
According to the office of the United States
Attorney, East St. Louis, Illinois, the deadline for fiftlfrg
appeal briefs and the trial manuscripts in connection with the
appeal of FRANK WORTHAN with the United States Court of Appeals
in Chicago was extended to November 26, 1962. The extension
was granted by the Court of Appeals because the' transcript' include
more than 3,000 pages which the court reporter would have been
unable to complete.
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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2810)
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JUNE
subject: FRANK LEONARD WORTJ1AN, aka, et al
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Re Bulet, 12-6-62. Reference 16 also made to June
communications from the St. Louis Officd entitled "CRIMINAL
INTELLIGENCE PRO<»AM f ST. LOUIS DIVISION” wherein that office
has set out current problems regarding mistir Installations
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Title and Character ol C
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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
FRANK LEONARD WORTH AN, aka
TOP HOODLUM
Date Property Acquired
2-15-61
Source From Which Property Acquired
Submitted by SA
Reason lor Retention of Property and Efforts Made to Dispose of Same
Location of Property or Bulky Exhibit Reason for Retention os property ana c.i
BULKY EXHIBIT ROOM
SPRINGFIELD OFFICE TO AID INVESTIGATION
Description of Property or Exhibit and Identity of Agent Submitting Same
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1. Original and nine copies of sketch shoving floor plan,
second floor, east half, paddock Lounge, 429 St. Louis
St., East St. Louis, Illinois.
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FROM: SAC, SPRIHGFIELD (02-111)
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FEICKERT
and 8As
Mr. FEICKERT advised
to furnish
was. very reweptive.-to Mr. FEICKERr* offer and indicated that
he intended to present this matter to a Grand ."jury at 8t
Clair County, Illino is.__looklng toward an lpdicteent
some ofOHHHHBMBHHHMflBBiHHflHft
gambling, a misdemeanor under the Illinois Code. Mr. FEICKERT
stated he^weuld check with luternttl&dlevenue Service conce
the availability of their official tloc *
UACB, Springfield will furnisK^BBkpprqpriate letter
head memoranda on or after February 20, 196j|^; bid*
Reference is made to Springfield airtel to Director,
enclosing letterhead memorandum, 2/6/63 in case entitled.
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170 FED 19 1963
Approved:
Soeciol Aaent in Charae
ORIGINAL FILED IV
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WORTVAN, AJca Buster. BOMBING KAtTER
On 2/6/63 a meeting was held at the Kadi
Illinois State's Attorney's Office between Sta
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TO .-DIRECTOR, FBI (Buflle 92-2810 ) date;
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fronO-s^AC, SPRINGFIELD (66-1368)
2-7-63
subject: RECOMMENDATION FOR INSTAILATION OF TECHNICAL OR MICROPHONE SURVEILLANCE
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a' FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, aka, et al
RE: Title CRIME CONDITIONS EAST ST. LOUIS AREA
Character of Case ANTI-RACKETEERING
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Type of Surveillance (Technical or Microphone)! /
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1. Name and/dadress of subject:
The^Crossroads Club
3793 St. Clair Avenue
'~East"StT _ liOuiSj _Illin6is_
2. Location of technical operationf
3 . Other technical surveillances on same subject:
-. None operating. Approval obtained for coverage at house trjfUif
.of L. E. "BUDDY" ENNIS, Cottonwood Drive, East St, Louis, I
re WORTMAN and associates. Installation pending.
4. Cost and manpower involved:
X s
FEB H. 1963
Adequacy of security: .
Full security assured with minimum risk involved
p- Bureau (92-2810, 62*9=52) j
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6 . Type of case involved:
Anti-Racketeering and general criminal intelligence information
of East St. Louis area and Vortman gang hoodlums.
Connection or status of subject in the case:
WORTMAN and associates are principal hoodlum, gambling and racketeer!
operators in E. St. Louis area and also in St. Louis, Missouri.
One of principal meeting places of gang members is the Crosswords
C lub, a "strip** joint operation with a small office^_in_the rear..
8 . Specific information being sought:
Activities of WORTMAN and his associates including criminal
intelligence information concerning crime conditions in the
E. St. Louis and St. Clair County areas.
9 . Reasons for believing the specific information vill be obtained by the
technical surveillance:
The Crossroads Club is a known hangout of WORTMAN gang members
and this club recently was taken over by members of WORTMAN gang
who meet at this club regularly. This club is frequented and
patronized by criminal element in the area.
10. Importance of case and subject:
WORTMAN and his associates are top hoodlum characters in
Springfield Division and also operate in St. Louis. WORTMAN
gang activities and crime conditions, E. St. Louis, are of
prime interest to Bureau ang department.
11. Possibilities of obtaining desired information by other means
(Explain in detail):
None at present
12. Bisks of detection involved:
None
13. Probable length of technical surveillance:
90 days
14. Bequest made for technical surveillance by any outside agency
(name specific official, title and agency):
Remarks
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REPORTING OFTICC
SPRINGFIELD
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INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD
SPRINGFIELD 2/26/63 | 12/17/62 - 2/21/63
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B & H veiKlIn^Company, 735 North 16th Street, East
Louis, 111 jn o *a t - where these two individuals.were
conversation with the third unidentified person*
1963 black Cadillac sedan was' observed parked at the
in the rear of the B & H Conpany.
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The St, Louts and East St, Louts press on February 19,
1963, reported that on the previous day, February 18, 1963,
the Club 88 and the Crossroads Club tn East St, Louts, mere
ordered shut down by County Excise Commissioner, FRANCIS J,
FOLET, after their operators lost appeals to Circuit Judge
0, FARMER, t h State- Circuit Court at Belleville, Illinois•
The news art tele stated FARMER had fined both the Club 88 and the
Crossroads for having lude strip-tease shows and for permitting
the strippers to double as B girls and solicit drinks from
customers• The article states the Crossroads and the Club 88
were closed by Mr, FOLET last fall and had applied for 1963
license renewals but these were dented. According to the press,’
States Attorney JOHN M, EARNS, JR, of St, Clair County, filed a
motion before Judge FARMER on February 18, 1963 asking for
dismissal of a Stay Order issued by the Court November 30, 1962,
permitting the clubs to remain open pending an administrative
review of testimony before the Illinois State Liqxipr commission,
at Springfield, Judge FARMER ruled on February 18, 1963, that
the motion not be heard because the State Order expired December
31, 1962 and it was applicable only to the license period
covering the last 6 months of 1962, The press stated after
the ruling, FARMER directed Sheriff MAURICE F, JOSEPH to
close the Crossroads and theClub 88 immediately for failing to~~
hold valid license. According to FARMER, the Springfield
testimony before State Liquor Commission will be studied by
the other three St, Clair County Circuit Judges,
The press stated a new license application filed
January ?, 1963, by the Crossroads listed names of three 1962
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TERRAN07A who gave his address as 586 North 23rd Street, East
St, Louis, Illinois, The two other names on the application
not signed, were WILLIAM BENNETT, 153 North ?3rd Street and
TED TARMINO, 3 Hanover Lane, both of East St, Louis• States
Attorney EARNS on February 18, 1963, told the press his office
had made a "diligent effort” to verify that the applicants
were residing at the addresses but that registered letters —
sent with return recetpts requested were returned marked,
unknown or moved, left no address•
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jit dbout 23*45 P¥ on January 3, 1963, GEORGS
” STOREY" EAR TILL and LOUIS "BtfDDT” ENNIS were observed
driving east on St. Clair Avenue at about 3700 St. Clair,
At about It 15 PE on the sane date, these two individuals L
were observed tn the 1962 ijlacfc Oldsviobile 9 belonging^to
EARVILLi at Second and Exchange Avenue, East St.. Louis, r
Illinois, and also in the bach seat with thftd^ f nc * * .--.--v
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About 2t35 PE on the sane day, HART ILL*. ENNIS ^'and the .. .
unfrntoon < N egro' wom an stopped CLtW/f^^oar ana gave sons type
package togt^^mxnd immediatelirproceeded on St. Clair
Avenue toxov^^^sust St % Louis 9 Illinoi e* At obout 2%'50 PM
of the same, day, EARVILL'k autonobtle,:was observed parked .
at the Paddock Tavern, 5th and St. Louis Avenue, East.St.
Louis, Illtpois.
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On January-4, 1963, HARVILL, ENNIS and the same
unknown Negro woman were observed driving out St. Clair
Avenue toward Brooklyn, IllinoiSj, in EARVILL 1 s 1962
Ol dsmobile . At approximately 2s25 PE of the same date,
observed parked in the same spot and
EARVILL 1 s automobile', containing EARY.ILI^^ENNISand the
unknown Negro • lady, again stopped at fHHHBar and
then proceeded on to Second and Exchange Avenue, East St.
Louis, Illinois .
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was observed to leave this location drivins^h^^l956 white
over blue Chevrolet, 1963 Illinois licensejHHHV was
noted that he arrived at 6th and Trehdley Streets ax 3:13 PM
and he was observed to hand what appeared to be policy draw¬
ings to three Negromales who were standing in front of the
South End Market, located on this Oorner,_ ..... i pXJ
^^^^fBH^was'next observed to drive 'to 4th and y
Trend ley, where he entered MAURICE’S Tavern at 3:14 PM._ i
im^eas next observed to'return to* the corner
of 6th and Trendley where'he entered the Ebony "Club at 3:19 PM. •
He cane out of this club approximately one minute.later aha
crossed the street anti entered the South'End Market. “ Approximately
two minutes later he came-out oif the South End Market and-
crossed the street and' re—entered'the'Ebony"Club. At 3:25 PM
be waB-observed to come out of "the Ebony Club,
a nd re—enter the South End "Market. At 3:41 PiyBH^ftne out '
of the South End Market, put what appeared to be a package of
groceries into his car and re-entered the Ebony Club. No
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MADISON S&UNTY*GRAND JURY, EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS THREE DASH ^~7)
TWENTY FIVE DASH SIXTY THREE IN ONE COUNT CHARGING INTIMIDATION IN
VIOLATION NINETEEN SIXTYONE ILLINOIS CRIMINAL CODE, SECTION TWELVE
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THREE AND ARREST OF WORTMAN EFFECTED BY MADISON COUNTY AT HIS
RESIDENCE ON EVENING THREE DASH TWENTY FIVE DASH SIXTY THREE^y
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WORTMAN RELEASED ON TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR PROPERTY BOND PUT URE&Y ONE
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CONVICTION CARRIES FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE AND SIX MONTHS-^N JAIL
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AS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED VORTMAN MADE THREATENING PHONE CALLS
^ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, COLLINSVILLE,
"ILLINOIS, ON TWO DASH ONE DASH SIXTY THREE, AS WELL AS THREATENING
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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2810)
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^ . On 3/28/63 FRANK LEONARD WORTHAN.was to be arraigned^
on the indictment from Circuit Court, Madison County, +
on the charge of intimidation. WORTMAN appeared before CiroiLt
Court at Edwardsville, MAdisonCounty, Ill*» warTMAN’s
attorney. SAUL COHN, of East St. Louis,Ill. WORTUAH s
attorney asked for a continuance and indicated he would fil
motions to have the indictment dismissed. The Court gave
WORTMAN a 20-day continuance.
This matter will be followed and Bureau advised
of any pertinent developments.
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FRANK LEONARD^RTKAN, Aka
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was originally authorized, you should make sure that there has
beenno change in the conditions which existed when 5 ™* .
previous survey was submitted and also you must be sure that
complete security is assured, ;
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explanatory. No date of trial has been set in connection with
FRANK WORTMAN’s indictment. . ...
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Springfield, Illinois
May 28, 1963
FRANK LEONARD WORTHAN,Aka;
EDWARD "TED” WORTMAN, JR., Aka.
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- On May 17, 1963, State Circuit Judge JOSEPH
J. BARR, JR., Madison County, Edwardsville, Illinois,
granted a change of venue in the trial of FRANK LEONARD -,
"BUSTER" WORTMAN, who is under indictment in Madihon
County on .a charge of intimidation. The change of
venue was granted to the Circuit Court of Sangamon
County, Springfield, Illinois. The motion for the change
of venue was filed by WORTMAN*s attorney, SAUL COHN, ....
of East St. Louis, Illinois. There is still pending
before the court a motion by WORTMAN*s attorney for a
dismissal of the indictment.
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On March 30, 1963, the St. Louis "Globe Democrat"
carried an article entitled "Illinois Now Third in Race Horse
Breeding." The article states that Illinois npw ranks behind
only Kentucky and California in race horse breeding with over
$10,000,000 of breeding stock housed in the state. Included
in the article was a comment that ten per cent of the ...... .
breeding was done. in Madison, St, .Clair and Bond .Counties
The article states that prominent East Side breeders Include
St. Clair County Coroner Dr. C.C. KANE, owner of the Creek Side
Farm near Fairmount City, Illinois, and also EDWARD "TED"
WORTMAN, brother of East St. Louis rackets boss FRANK "BUSTER"
WORTMAN. The article points out Dr. KANE has the largest
breeding operation in the area. The article states that EDWARD
"TED" WORTMAN moved "Our Colonel, son of Kentucky Colonel, to
his thirteen acre farm near Caseyville, Illinois,. this year, .
further that Our Colonel had been at stud with his brother,
Roman Colonel, who won over $200,00 during his racing career,
at the WORTMAN farm in Kentucky. The horse is offered at a
$500 stud fee at the Caseyville farm. The article pointed
out that RAT FREEARK, JR., a Belleville attorney, publishes
a magazine for Illinois breeders known as the "Illinois
Thoroughbred."
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The Jollovotng investigation was conducted at
Sdwardeville, illinoiet
On March 25, 1963, FRANK LEONARD "BUSTER" WORTMAN
was indicted by the Madison County Grand Jury, Edwardsville,
Illinois, on two counts charging intimidation, in violation
of Section 12-6 of the 1961 Illinois Criminal Code. A bench
warrant was issued for VORTMAN and' he was arrested by deputy
sheriffs of Madison County* 11 inois ,'Ionl„t he [eyeqiing^of
March" 25^ 1963. WORTBAN was subsequentl VTelease ‘
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On March 28,-1963, FRANK WOR1UAN was to be arraigned
on the Madison County Circuit Court indictment. WORTHAN
appeared in court with his attorney, SAUL COHN of East St.
Louis, Illinois. A continuance was requested by WORlMAN's
attorney and this was granted.
- WORTMAN * s' attorney'subsequently™requested 'If'bhahge^fi^^
of venue from Circuit Court, Madison, Illinois. WORTMAN’s
attorney in requesting the change of venue advised that H wid e-. ^-.-i
spread notoriety and publicity" received in'area newspapers' "3?sip3a§
was the main reason for ( the request. i . r 1
On May 17, 1963, State Circuit Judge JOSEPH J. BARR, ; ~—
JR. Madison County, Edward6ville, Illinois, granted a change y.
of venue in the trialjof FRANK LEONARD WORIMAM. The venue
was granted to Circuit Court of Sangamon County, Springfield,
Illinois.
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On February 25, 1963, the "Evening Journal," East
St. Louis, Illinois, carried a news article stating/a Frank
’Buster* Wort man, associate injured on June 29, 1962, when
his automobile was dynamited on the parking lot of th^fe» ;- --
Cahokia Downs Bace Tr^ck, East St: Louis, Illinois, has' filed
^$300.,O0q^0;damage:.suitfagaiBp;tthe'..ira-ckf^d#^^^^
"Charles *Jeff>f5ollis, age 37, jCaseyviile, Illinois, ^r:
filed the suit today in Circuit Court in. Belleyilie. ,
charges the track, with .negligence for notproviding adequate stsi£s:
watchmen on the parking lot." . 'Z~:
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On March 12, 1963, there was observed parked at
the parking lot of the.Paddock Lounge, East St.-Louis,
Illinois, a 1961 Thunderbird convertible with aJblue bottom
and black top,, bearing 1962 Missouri license From
appeared $o be' the.ThunderbfHWfflflrtible^
previously owned by LEWIS "BUDOT" ENNIS, well-kno^ East. St"
Louis pimp and ex-convict and associate of the Wortman Gang.
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. ^I?e4ial Agent in Charge
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Field Division
92-2810
FBI, Springfield
Title and Character of Case
FRANK LEONARDdSlTMAN, Aka
TOP HOODLUM . : •/ t
and^ril^e (9)^copies of showing fcioor
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ENNIS then at some length talked about robbing nail trucks
because of the potential of substantial suns of money ana
registered mail, as well as in ordinary mail wherein cash is
sent' through the mail, ENNIS talked about chain stores using
the' mail' to deposit their funds, irather than using pick-up —.
armored trucks. He further talked about various pimps, burglars^
and thieves sending money through the mail by.merely . .
in an envelope and folding paper ^around the money. EIWIS talked
about -ai mail truck that comes but of St. Louis and. stopB at ^^g^^^
various small Post Offices throughout Illinois, and said th
truck goes as far as Gillespie, Illinois.' BNNIS commented that ; r ;
this truck ? could be - hit some place about ,50 miles .out v pf gt. L giis ^
and they would hiave i whole truck trailer load of mail, which
undoubtedly would have a lot of money in it .- r-
BE FRANK LEONARD WORTMAN, .
AKA BUSTER, "BUS,* AND •“
MEMBE RS OF TOE WORTMAN GANG
On the morning of^/13/6^informant advised ENNtS was
in a conversation with oneBBJfl^s believed identical to A
r who is an associate ox various hoodlums’ and members ^ . |y
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In the discussion, according to informant,^ENNIS ■-
explained at some length about the fact that GEORGE "STORMY"
HAEVILL is 'feoing bad" and is going to"take everybody bad .
with him." ENNIS claimed HARVILL is a deadbeat and is "broke,"
and the Internal Revenue Service is conducting an investigation
concerning HARVILL*s income and taxes. He saidJBARVILL will
probably end up getting five years in prison. ENNIS states
that recently "BUS" (FRANK WORTMAN) gave HARVILL a sum of
money because HARVILL was "broke," but HARVILL went out and
bet it all at the race track in East St. Louis. ENNIS said,
according to informant, that HARVILL will not listen to
anyone; however, everyone is worried about him. He commented !
that some time ago FBI Agents talked to "the Dagoes" in ’
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Oileap; the Agents allegedly told these Individuals that
*the •’real^Ja^nes” In the Sast St.-Louis area that they were — -
ttated Allegedly™
-that they ithe"Dagoes ) would snitch on the above -individuals,'and
T2? • ? et a P«s, even though t heTPaeoes" already are I ndicted. -
(The above apparently refers togHHHBMH|||HB»and
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The Chicago
. Informant advised ^B^nsald he had been In Chicago
*®*® u ^ e d ur ^ pg the winter^PBIr there was snow on the ground,
with BUSTE& WOBTMAN and purchased several suits from W
tailo^ln Chicago, -with the cheapest suit costing $ 300.1 _
■■■■$ then discussed WOBTMAN-** condition, claiming WORT-
xs very .. worrie d at the present tine and doesn’t know what to
do; and, WOBTMAN is drinking heavily. They said this is a verv
bad j _8ituationj M and 2 __W0aTMAN does aost of his drinking with
e over
should
_ _discussed who
the Vortaan Gang, and^^Ksuggested that
handle everything, j^m^pdisagreed with xnxs ana c_
la a sick nan and is satisfied with, •nhara.beMs in'"
the cigarette coin vending operation-of the jor^aa^flang ... %
u East St. Louis.flH|^coanented that IjflHBrere made •
•’boss" of the outfit, the thing would fall apartJft|BBP
commented that, *It*s falling apart, anyway."TB^BlJiaed
this was only a temporary situation, until WOBTmAn 1 s appeal
on his tar case Is settled; and, if it cane out favorably. •
^«£«.won ld be 30 nen ready to go with WOBTMAN. *e stated ;
WOBTMAN was going to cone up with some "loot," but that if "
he dldn'£, someone was going to ^get hialhead knocked off."
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During the morning of B/lS/63M^and ENNIS,
according to informant, carried on a lengthy discussio n
i l»ow they can owe up with asubstantialsum of •oneyHS|B^g^
commented that he needsmonev in the worst way, and ENNib "
mentioned that down ii^^HHpeighborhood are a lot of
little towns, with each of them having banks and most not
having alarm systems or, if they do, poor alarm systems.
ENNIS bragged about his ability to handle alarm systems and
then mentioned that he, ENNIS, is going to Chicago "next week.**'
According to informant, ENNIS didn't mention specific nature
of his trip, but talked about handling vaults and alarm
systems.
In the continuing discussion ENNIS talked about
being able to "chew up" vaults and the possibility that there
would only be one local night policeman in the small towns
that sleeps most of the time and occasionally walks around
and puts a flashlight beam in the windows of the banks.
ENNIS said in these small town Jobs there would be no need
for explosives; and, all that had to be done was to go into
the place and set up equipment. ENNIS talked about "peeling"
the vaults or going through the vaults,-and that they could
easily make one or possibly two. Informant indicated this
meant they could go into one or two on a given night. ENNIS
claimed that after making a "good score,” they could buy
some place "down on the lake."
ENNIS then stated that one bank that is loaded with
money is the one at Branch (phonetic) in Missouri - the People's
Bank. ENNIS then stated that the Near (phonetic^taach B ank
and the Table Rock Bank are also full of money. flHPIoiamented
that he knew there were no alarm systems, and that they were \
lucky to even have telephones in that area; and, the only \
problegmould be if the night watchman would find them in the
bank, ^^palso mentioned the bank at Reed (phonetic) Springs,
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and that the night watchman in that place sleeps most of the
night. ENNIS commented that after getting in a bank, they
could take up to six hours working inside without anyone
bothering them. ENNIS commented;* "You can do it down there,
because there is nothing happening in. those little towns.**
. Informant advise<^|Hfthen commented about -some.- &&&{£
^^^^triend^oif c'his/t;hat'.^e''lxad-^^Kl‘aniiaj j ''wh6' had made^’^bahk^^
at Macon (Georgia); and, they got $180,000 in bills in the
Job and left possibly $15,000 to $2 0,00 0 in silver because
: they didn't.want to carry it away. HINIS agreed that when -.
they pulled their Job they would not take any'silver, because
it is hard to.get rid of, and wouldn't even bother to pick
it up. ENNIS commented that he didn't necessa rily wan t
$180,000, but would be satisfied with $80,000*0BHV&id
that right now, today, he would be willing to go for
$8,000; and, that would get him "staked out."
mmbommentedthat maybe in the winter, when
things slowe^iown, he^HHp would get in touch with ENNIS,
when heflH^ptlidn't hav^^o go back every weekend; and,
they coux^get together and see what they could do.
LEADS:
ATLANTA DIVISION
At Atlanta. Georgia
F
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INFO
this
CHICAGO DIVISION
At Chicago, Illinois
Chicago should refer to previous Information furnished
concerning FRANK LEONARD VORTMAN/ aka BUSTER, who in the past
has been in close contact with top Chicago hoodlums. It would
appear from information set out that ENNIS and VOBTHAN were
together^ln j Chlcago J .-and i>o88lbl^ had ;ponthc t:irlth;» Ch icag b3^s
tailor ^^doubteaiyTcnowh”'to^he^lci^^^fieii5r?2St^^^®B.'"??^^
... . The information concerning ENNIS' alleged trip to
Chicago next week is ‘ furnished for 1 informat ion in the events
of any bank Jobs involving entrance at night and attempts to
"peel” or enter a vault. • ■■■■■■■
entlt
Chicago should further refer to their f
If Chicago Agents have lntervieveqimHend any
of his associates, this may be the circumstance ENNIS refers
to as previously set out; however, this is probably an interview
by Internal Revenue Service Agents.
KANSAS CITY DIVISION
Should endeavor to identify the banks set out in
the body of this communication, as they appear to be in the
Ozarks or southwestern section of Missouri. Kansas City should
use extreme care in the event of any dissemination made of this
information.
Kansas Cit
deavor to identif
^^is noted that several days ago Informant
advised^HHPandfHphad another discussion regarding boats,
fishing, etc.; andT^m^invited^Billiv to come down "any time
Springfield will make further efforts to further identifytfBH|
-h'iE&l<$bation, activities, aid background.
ST. LOUIS DIVISION
St. Louis should refer to discussion concerning
a possible nail truck robbery, as mentioned in the body of ~
this conmunication. No specified concerning this truck are.
known, other than as mentioned^ Springfield is disseminating
this Information to the Postal Inspectors at East St. Louis,
-Illinois. for_their,ijaif 9 Mation. ^The JLnformation jc_oncerr ‘
^^BASVIU^' r *ad%li^«^atteM ; is^eihg^iss«ihated'^o"the
Internal Revenue Service at East ^St. Louis, Illinois. _
s ^-- ;^ 3 ^, ENNIS, as vell as wortman and other WORTMAN ASSOCIATES ^|§
should be xmsimsss armed and wiramsus:——----— -r
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Memorandum
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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2810)
SAC, SPRINGFIELD (92-112)(P)
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Re report of SA
at Springfie
date: 9/9/63
dated 6/28/63
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Enclosed for the Bureau are five copies of index
pages for re report.
Enclosed for St. Louis are two copies of index
pages for re report.
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FRANK LEONA RD WORTOAN.
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(Bufile 92-2810)
(SI File 92-112)
Remyairtels dated 8-15-63 and 8-19-63.
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN FURNISHED BY«
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 1963. IF INFORMATION IS UTILIZED, EXTREME
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROPERLY PARAPHRASE THE INFORMATION
SO TOE IDENTITY OF THE SOURCE IS NOT DISCLOSED.
DISCUSSION OF BANK
ROBBERIES AND BURGLARIES
KANSAS CITY DIVISION
Informant advised in_further_discusslons regard ing
^ the location ofsdHHHHHBHHHHHBIIk. ^
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^^^95-438, Crime Conditions -East
St. Louis, Illinois, Sub A)
(1- 92-112, FRANK WORTMAN)
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. FRANK LEONARD WORTOAN,
... - aka "Buster", "Bus", -•-• — -"-
and members of the
WORTMAN gang r /’ r *V,
^ Informa nt mdvised laWIS carried on a Opnversatiqiiggggi
with JHHHHPP regarding Various "pimps" in the E*®*®*! ciiU.
Louii^urea^^ENNIS was very critical of one of the WORTUaN
gang who .is. aJbouncer and manager of-thelPaddock.Lounge
East St. Louis’who is'doing some pimping."' ENNIS said that "
"when "BUS" finds out about this he is going to knock somebody s^
head off" and further that "BUS" keeps track of who is..in^v^««
the pimping and prostitution racket because he, "BUS , has
got a guy in the Sh eriff’s Offi ce who also hates those (obscene/i
prostitutes—that' ehkI ® ? a<le the comment -v*
"Ibis guy don’t rule ys with no (obscene) iron hand, we can y
do about anything we want to. But our word is bond. We go
up there and tell him something or somebody is all right and i
the guy does everything this guy’s against—the next time we
go up there for somebody we want to do a favor for he s
going to tell us to go (obscene)." According to source, it
was not clear whether ENNIS was talking about WORTMAN or
n the above conversation.
•.ENNIS was complaining further about one of the
WORTMAN gang members who pulled a pistol on several individuals
recently. The East St. Louis Police were aware of it and did
nothing about it but told "the guys" they should slow it down.
According to source, ENNIS claimed it shock things up at the
Paddock.
ENNIS. AS WELL AS WORTMAN AND OTHER WORMAN ASSOCIATES
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS .
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-• CRIME CONDITIONS, EAST ST. LOUIS AREA. FRANK LEONARD
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WORTMAN, AKA. ETAL. AR. ANTIBACKExeesinu
ON EVENING SEPTEMBER NINE LAST, ENNIS'AND GEORGE OtJOTF
‘sTORMY’Btro^HTCfTE HARVILL, WORTMAN HOODLUMS, DISCUSSED PLANS^
REGARDING A HIt'WjESJCTE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HANDLE.
ACCORDING TO SOURCE, THE VICTIMS-S HOME HAD BEEN OBSERVED AND .
CHECKED DURING THE DAY AND AT FOUR THIRTY THEY FOUND HE WAS
AT .HIS HOME AND HIS AUTOMOBILE WAS IN FRONT WITH THE VICTIM-S
V,i _/, if I
COAT-HANGING’IN THE BACK. MHHHIHfHBHIHflPr 0 1C*
CLOSE' ASSOCIATE OF ABOVE INDIVIDUALS, WAS CONTACTED
TO BE IN ON THE PLANS. IN COURSE OF DISCUSSION, IT WAS AGREED
DOUBLE DASH OUGHT BUCKSHOT AND POSSIBLY A SHOTGUN SLUG SHOULD
BE USED IN A TWELVE GAUGE SHOTGUN. ABOVE INDIVIDUALS WERE ^ *
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HOPING VICTIM WOULD LEAVE HIS HOME SO THEY COULD CARRY OUT
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THEIR PLANS. HARVILL AND SECOND INDIVIDUAL BELIEVED TO B?T
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SNDrPAGJ ONE. - * ■ *
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TO OBTAIN TWELVE GAUGE DOUBLE DASH OUGHT SHELLS
THROUGHORHHf) ALSO WORTMAN HOODLUMS*
BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF AGENTS, EAST ST* LOUIS AREA, LOGICAL
VICTIM APPEARS TO BE .WILLIAM SCOTT, AKA SCOTTY, FORMER OPERATOR
QF^C.LyB*.EIGHTYEIGHT, A"STRIP JOINT OPERATION, EAST ST. LOUIS.
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SCOTT WAS IDENTIFIED BY WORTMAN HOODLUMS AS INDIVIDUAL WHO
KILLED ELMER DOWLING AND MELVIN BECKMAN IN MARCH OF SIXTYTWO.
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AGENTS LAST EVENING OBSERVED SCOTT-S AUTOMOBILE WAS AT HIS
HOME AND HIS SUIT COAT WAS HANGING IN THE BACK. INFORMATION
CONCERNING PLANNED HIT DISSEMINATED TO
NO FURTHER DISSEMINATION PLANNED DUE TO NATURE AND
CHARACTER LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND POSSIBLE COMPROMISING OF
SOURCE. NO INDICATION HIT WAS CARJ&D OUT LAST NIGHT. ENNIS
DID NOT RETURN TO HIS TRAILER UNTIL AFTER FOUR AM TODAY.
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BUREAU WILL BE ADVISED PERTINENT DEVELOPMENTS*
ENNIS AND WORTMAN ASSOCIATES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED
' AND DANGEROUS* : v ; >4*
COPY MAILED ST. LOUIS. . P.
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